Paid channels on youtube. How to subscribe to a YouTube paid video channel Is the YouTube channel paid or not?

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is the most popular video hosting site that has many features. But most Internet users use the site only as an open storage for videos and films, without thinking about the fact that you can make money on a YouTube channel - we’ll tell you how to do this in this article.

Advantages of the web service

• You can upload a file in any format: OGG, avi, mpeg, DV, DivX, Xvid. The built-in converter converts the video to mp4 during video processing.
• It is possible not only to import HTML code into the required site, but also to download the video. To do this, you can use third-party resources, since since 2011 YouTube itself has limited this right for users.
• There is a rating system. While watching, you can leave a like under the post and give your rating, if the copyright holder has not prohibited this function.
• You can leave a comment and also mark the video as favorites.

Video hosting has collected more than one billion users, which equates to a third of all people who have access to the Internet. At the same time, half of the audience prefers a mobile application.

What is the essence of YouTube channels?

Each person can create an account in Google mail, after which he automatically becomes a potential participant in the exchange of video recordings. From this moment on, it becomes possible to upload your video, give it a name and place it on a separate page - a channel. What is it for:

A channel created and filled with quality materials can become a support for business.

Instructions: how to make money on YouTube

The entire cash flow process is based on advertising. These are those annoying 10-15 seconds that precede the start of each video. Without such a resource, it would be unprofitable for the company to maintain the project.

To receive your first fee, you must:

1. Registration and creation of your channel. Come up with a name for your page, develop a concept for all entries and update them regularly.
2. Internal and external optimization of videos. These are necessary processes, without which your new products will not be included in the top search engine results.
3. Collection of likes, reposts and comments. If in the first 12 hours you see a return, then you should not worry about the fate of the post, since behavioral factors begin to take effect - the desire to watch the video appears when someone has already appreciated it.
4. You need to upload no more than 10 videos. This restriction is put in place in order to exclude attempts to dishonestly make money on other people's files. More on this below.

Gray channels on YouTube - what is it?

These are pages without author's content. Owners of such accounts go through the same stages, only instead of creating their own unique videos, they use others’ ones, slightly modifying them. Most often these are cuts of someone else's material. The main task of such projects is to decide on a topic, collect a semantic core based on relevant queries, and then optimize the page better than the source material in order to rank ahead of it in the search results.

There are a number of disadvantages:

• lack of your own brand, name;
• possibility of getting a ban;
• refusal of many companies to cooperate with such projects.

YouTube from a user's perspective

For a person, this video hosting is an opportunity for free access to a large amount of information. There are two ways to use the site:

• Without any specific reference to the source. Free search can be effective, but not when the topic you are interested in has a narrow specialization.
• Subscribe to a paid channel on YouTube, which means a certain monetary contribution for the period of using the data - a subscription gives open access to information, and also notifies you about a new video. This is true in cases where the page is filled with 100% unique and useful content.

Create your own channels and take advantage of all the features of YouTube.

Today we will try to find out if there is a paid subscription on Youtube. Not so long ago, around mid-2015, the first news about this event appeared on the Internet. Allegedly, the large video hosting site YouTube will make subscriptions to channels paid. Until this time, as everyone understood, they were free. Some users were skeptical about the statement. The largest video portal can’t become paid just like that right away? How do things really stand with this issue?

To pay or not?

After this news, novice users began to wonder whether subscription to Youtube channels is paid or not? Previously, it was possible to answer unequivocally - you will not have any costs for watching videos. But after the statements made, it is difficult to give an answer.

Now there are some points to consider. This is a paid subscription to Youtube. In other words, this site now has two options - paid and free. You can make your own choice - pay for viewing or not. Of course, in order to use YouTube resources for free, you will only have to subscribe to the appropriate channels. In general, the site does not require payment for viewing all videos.

For what

But why then were paid YouTube subscriptions invented? In truth, this is an earning option for users. The Internet is full of people who create their own original video lessons and courses, reviews and guides. Some of the resources differ in their quality. And, of course, I want to get something for them.

It is for these purposes that paid YouTube subscriptions were invented. It's no secret that this site is already being used to make money. True, not entirely active. When viewing “promoted” channels, users have to additionally watch advertisements. For this, the owner of the video receives a fee, albeit a small one. A kind of passive income.

There is news that YouTube will introduce paid subscriptions in October 2015. People making money online have begun to actively create their own original videos. After all, now everyone is able to run their own personal channel or shoot a video. Users will have to pay to view it. This is a good way to make a profit. Of course, the creators of Youtube will not stand aside. They also get their benefits. True, there are quite a few restrictions that will not allow everyone to make a paid subscription to their channel.

Restrictions and conditions

What does it take to get such a wonderful new way of making money on YouTube? To begin with, you must already have a “promoted” channel with a good reputation. Otherwise, a paid subscription to Youtube will not be available to you. In addition, the number of subscribers on the channel must be more than 1,000. An account verified by phone number, as well as compliance with the YouTube affiliate program, are also important conditions. By the way, your paid videos must be created personally and also be original. Unfortunately, various let's plays and walkthroughs are not suitable for paid channels. Just like application guides. Unless it states that you have the right to write paid reviews.

In addition, paid subscription to Youtube is not available in all countries. Unfortunately, in Russia you won’t be able to create such a source of profit for yourself. It’s easy to subscribe to channels and pay for watching videos, but making money on your own is not. If you are located in the following countries, then this opportunity is available:

• Italy;
• Hong Kong;
• Japan;
• Poland;
• Canada;
• Mexico;
• India;
• Australia;
• Brazil;
• France;
• Philippines;
• Portugal;
• Italy;
• New Zealand;
• South Korea;
• Sweden;
• Taiwan;
• Uganda.

In addition, it is worth noting that users must have an AdSense account that is verified and associated with YouTube. Without it, it will not be possible to bring your idea to life.

How to turn it on

Let's assume that all requirements are met. And now you can have a paid subscription to Youtube. To do this you will have to turn it on. How to do it?

Nothing complicated. First, you will have to look at “Status and Features” on YouTube, and then select “Paid Content” there. If your account meets the requirements, you will see an "Enable" button there. Now agree to the messages, and then constantly click on “Ok” or “Next”. Then check the indicator boxes in the required places and select “I Accept.”

Now a new inscription will pop up on the left side of the screen - “Paid subscriptions”. In the "Monetization" section you will see a new menu item - a checkbox. It's called "You must purchase or rent the video to watch it." If you set this parameter for a video, it will become paid. That's all. As you can see, nothing complicated.

YouTube launched paid channels and made it possible to earn money from paid videos. You can subscribe to the paid channel and watch exclusive videos on the paid youtube channel. Paid channels can be either with or without advertising. Paid channels also have free videos that can be viewed without subscribing to the channel.

To view the list of paid channels on youtube pfqlbnt at youtube.com/channels/paid_channels. There are many paid channels on this list (currently 101). They all have different themes: sports, children's channels, travel.

But there is also a jerking channel. Yes, yes, exactly a masturbating one, about tits and asses on YouTube. So what are you waiting for, quickly subscribe and train your hand. First masturbation channel on youtube youtube.com/user/obreasts. I've never seen anything like this. Now YouTube can be turned into a jerk off channel. I know that on YouTube you can find videos of boobs (for example, a video of breastfeeding), videos of vaginas (for example, where they teach how to epilate a pussy) and even there is a video of how an orgasm occurs in women, how an orgasm occurs in a man (view from inside a woman).

Amazing things are happening on YouTube.

As you can see, this channel has existed for more than 2 years, all the videos on the channel are paid and there are no free ones.

Subscription to the channel costs 19 rubles. per month. 14 days free and may contain advertisements in videos.

By clicking “try” you can subscribe to a paid channel on YouTube and watch paid videos for a month. You can pay with Google Wallet or using a promotional code (a promotional code is issued periodically in Google AdWords, for example).

To watch any video you must first subscribe. The youtube player does not play paid videos if you do not have a subscription to this channel.

In addition to masturbation channels, there are also children's channels in different languages.

A subscription to this children's channel is already more expensive than the jerking channel, it is 69 rubles per month. And it is clear that the channel already has 783 paid subscribers who have paid for the subscription. 14 days free without ads.

A paid subscription to YouTube channels is paid using Google Wallet, to which you can link a bank card. I also think you can link a Qiwi wallet, and perhaps PayPal.

There is also a paid channel about medicinal marijuana. This channel is blocked in Russia (and you can watch it in Russia only through anonymizers), since in our country it is not legal and is considered a drug.

Probably on this channel they teach how to care for these plants and how to fertilize them and so on.

A paid subscription to the medicinal marijuana channel costs $0.99 per month or $9.99 per year. 14 days free and no ads. The channel already has 1129 subscribers.

There is also a paid sports channel that costs 119 rubles per month.

The paid sports channel also has free videos.

Here's the official YouTube help for paid channels. It is mentioned here that you can rent paid videos (for example, movies). After you have subscribed to a paid channel, you will have the opportunity to watch videos on this channel for free within 14 days, and if you watch everything on the paid channel and realize that it is not worth your money, you can unsubscribe from it and get your money back .

That is, when you subscribe to a paid channel, money for it is withdrawn only after 14 days. That is You can subscribe to a paid channel for free for 14 days.

How to enable paid subscriptions? If your account meets the requirements, then you can make your channel paid.

In the status and features of your channel youtube.com/features you can see the paid content line.

Paid content is not yet available in Russia and in Russia you cannot make a paid channel on YouTube.

Also, community donations, which I wrote about earlier in the article, are not available in Russia.

To make a paid channel on YouTube you must have:

• good reputation of the channel
• meet the general criteria for selecting youtube partners
• confirm your account by phone (link it to the channel)
• link youtube account with AdSense
• is located in a country where the pay channel feature is available

On paid channels, you can sometimes turn off advertising for a fee.

Some subscriptions to paid channels provide immediate access to other paid channels. For example, the paid children's channel that I wrote about above is one of these. That is, if you subscribe to one channel, you will get access to all channels from this conglomerate of channels in different languages.

You can cancel your subscription to a paid channel in the same way as a regular channel. Once you cancel your paid channel subscription, you will no longer have to spend money on a monthly channel subscription.

Also, all paid channels will be displayed at youtube.com/purchases.

How to create a paid channel is also answered in the YouTube help.

This is how some people reacted to the news that YouTube would introduce a fee for viewing videos.

Local genius Wylsacom says that subscribing to YouTube is not for specific channels, but for YouTube in general. A paid subscription to YouTube will also allow you to save videos on mobile devices for later viewing without an Internet connection.

And the reward for unique stupidity goes to...

Although, I found out that from June 15, a paid subscription to YouTube in general will be introduced. So, Wylsacom correctly read about this from the Verge. But in this article I wrote about paid channels, and I will write about paid YouTube in the future (after June 15), as new functions will be introduced on YouTube. There will also be a new youtube player presented on June 15th with a different minimalist design.

Other lessons on making money on YouTube:

To buy paid content on YouTube You must have a YouTube account with a payment method set up. If you don't have one, create a Google account and add a payment method.

Payment for video on computer

To pay for watching a video, log into your Google account and follow these steps:

1. Open the movie you want to buy and click the purchase price button.
2. For some movies you'll see rental options and HD version information. Please note that the HD version may not be available on some devices. Rented films will be available for the duration of the rental period. Time is counted from the moment you first start watching the film. You can watch purchased materials any number of times, because they do not expire.

   Note: Live events purchased via PPV (Pay-Per-View) will still be visible on Shopping

3. Enter promo code→ a field will appear in which you can enter the code. Enter the code and click on the arrow and then the corresponding Done button to continue.
4. Select the payment method you want to use or add a new one. Click Buy to complete the transaction.
5. When the payment is processed, you will receive a purchase confirmation.
6. You will find all purchased films on the page youtube.com/purchases(You must be logged in to your account to view them).

On an Android phone or tablet

To buy YouTube videos from your Android device, sign in to your Google Account and follow these steps:

1. Open the video you want to buy and click the purchase price button.
2. For some films you will see rental options and HD version information. Please note that the HD version may not be available for some devices. Rented films will be available for the duration of the rental period. Time is counted from the moment you watch the movie for the first time. You can watch purchased materials any number of times, because they do not expire.

   Note: Live events purchased via PPV (Pay-Per-View) will still be visible on Shopping after the completion of this event, but you will not be able to watch them.

3. If you have a coupon you want to use, click Enter promo code.
4. Select the payment method you want to use or add a new one. Click Buy to complete the transaction.
5. When the payment is processed, you will receive a confirmation of your purchase.
6. You will find all purchased films in the menu on the tab Purchases.

The paid subscription is called YouTube Red and will be available from October 28, according to a message on the official video hosting blog.

In addition to the absence of advertising, holders of a paid subscription will be able to save the video they like and subsequently watch it without an Internet connection.And starting in 2016, YouTube Red users will have access to exclusive content consisting of shows and films. BFree access to most YouTube video resources will remain.

Information that YouTube would introduce a paid subscription appeared in the spring of 2015. Then The Verge, citing its own anonymous sources, even named the cost of the service - $10 per month.

A paid subscription will become an additional source of income not only for hosting, but also for video owners. They will be able to monetize their content directly through viewers rather than advertising. Video bloggers will receive additional funds if their video is watched by the owner of a premium account. The more time such a viewer spends on the channel, the greater this amount will be.

In addition to introducing a paid subscription, the company also presented the music application YouTube Music. It, as stated in the official statement, should appear in the near future.

YouTube first started talking about a paid music app in November 2014. Then a test launch of the YouTube Music Key service was announced with licensed music and clips without advertising. But in February 2015, Google's vice president of content and YouTube business operations, Robert Kinsle, announced that the release of the YouTube Music Key service was being delayed.

Today, YouTube is the world's largest video hosting site, and its audience exceeds a billion people. The service launched in 2005 and was purchased by Google for $1.7 billion in 2006. Among US residents aged 18 to 49, YouTube is more popular than any American cable television network.